Sadatsugu Matsuda was born on November 2, 1906 in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman (1969), Shingo Bangai Shobu (1964) and Nijûichi no shimon (1948). He died on January 20, 2003 in Tokyo, Japan.